Scott Snell

Book Selection

The leading text for use in university-level human resources classrooms, Scott Snell and George Bohlander's work is a practicable reference guide to understanding the most effective workplace strategies.

Principles of Human Resource Management

18th Edition - International Edition

Interview with Scott Snell

A leading text for use in university-level human resources classrooms, Scott Snell and George Bohlander's work is a practicable reference guide to understanding the most effective workplace strategies.

twsm What was your goal in writing this text?

ss First, we wanted this book to be for all managers, not just HR managers. The second goal has been to link research and practice. We focus on how research informs practice, the bottom-line implications for what managers can and should do to develop a world-class workforce.

twsm What changes have you noticed during your career?

ss One of the notable aspects is that it is an evidence-based field; for decades managers have been using data to make decisions. However, over the past decade or so the field has become much more strategic in its focus. The effort to link HR or employment data with outcomes that drive business performance is much more substantial.

twsm What are some exciting developments in the field?

ss One of the clearest trends is the integration of technology. For some time, we’ve seen IT helping to standardize and automate HR practices. Now we see the power of IT in connecting people, leveraging social networks within organizations and the capacity for knowledge sharing. We’ve already seen a shift to what we might call the transformational impact of technology; that is, how technology changes the very way that HR is conducted. This includes business and employment processes, outsourcing some transactional activities, and the like. It also includes more self-service administration, instantaneous access to data and realtime decision-making. The upshot is that HR education requires a technical component. Those that master these elements will have a leg up. This needs to be combined with strategic elements of the business while recognizing that HR is about the human element. My advice to students and managers alike is to balance the three skillsets: technical, business, and human.•

The newest edition of Diane Arthur’s guide is jam-packed with the forms, checklists, guidelines, and ready-touse interview questions that HR pros have come to rely on. Her revised and updated fifth edition discusses interviewing, documentation issues, reference check-ins and more.

Shawn Kent Hayashi Conversations for Creating Star Performers

[McGraw Hill, 256 pp., $18.00] For HR professionals, conversations aren’t just ice-breaking or teambuilding tools – the right kind can promote productivity in the workplace. Author Shawn Kent Hayashi’s handbook demonstrates how a simple performance review can pave the way to constructive conversations and coaching.

Peter Jensen

The Winning Factor: Inspire Gold-Medal Performance in Your Employees [AMACOM, 228 pp., $24.95] Peter Jensen isn’t a typical career coach. He’s trained Olympic athletes and Fortune 500 executives alike. His five main goals include: managing teams, growing trust, using imagery, overcoming and making the most of road blocks, and embracing challenges.

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130 photographs, 60 drawings, a DVD with 5 original unpublished videos about work.

talking

5 illustrators, 5 photographers, 5 filmmakers and 5 storytellers from all over the world to tell the business world. 135 people to define the identity of the workplace of the future, discussing on: identity, emotions, architecture, environment and organization.

Work Style

The main subject of the book is the

future identity of work. The general theme has been developed by 135 professionals from different sectors who have actively contributed. The result has been divided into four sections: photography, sketches, text, and five film interpretations (included on the attached DVD). In the book you will find the description of the locations that hosted the various workshops, a presentation of our partners, the illustration of the T-shirt project as well as some statistical data. The collaborators and the people who took part in the event come from 23 countries throughout Europe and Asia, and the US. The staff is made of the best international professionals. The easy-to-read journalistic style and the clear straightforward topics make this book a very good way to get some clues on how the business world is going to change.